Dan Kessous, CEO, Chi-X Canada commented “We are excited to see our clients reacting to CX2 pricing and features. CX2’s immediate success demonstrates that retail and institutional investors are benefiting from CX2’s unique pricing that rewards liquidity takers and that CX2 is key to reducing the overall cost of trading for investors in Canada.”

Kessous continued “It has been an exciting year for Chi-X Canada. The trading community continues to push our market share to new record highs. We are pleased to report that Chi-X Canada was the only venue to gain market share on a year over year basis in April, rising from 10% to 15% for TSX-listed securities. We remain committed to working with our clients to develop products and services that make trading more efficient.”

“We would like to thank the following vendors for their support and readiness: Fidessa Canada, IRESS Canada, Pico Quantitative Trading, Stockwatch and ThomsonReuters. We look forward to welcoming new vendors over the coming weeks.”

About carlarweirI am a Cross Asset FIX Connectivity SME working for international banks. i also sit on the FIX Protocol Ltd Global Steering Committee, and am Co-Chair of the Global Cross Asset Committee. I also have a very strong background in Mobile Telephony, Cloud computing, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Big Data, innovation, and am a pioneer in Pseudolite technology.